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Italy, Day 0

It would seem a trip to Italy is all we ever really needed to bring this website to fruition. Who knew?

A space worthy of displaying all the amazing photos Zan's sure to take? Check. Perhaps a place for the drawing or two that make it out of my sketchbook and into the world? Double check.

And so it is, with Italy as our muse, that this site is finally coming into being. It feels much overdue yet, somehow, perfectly timed. Interesting how that always seems to be the case, no?

Continue on to Day 1 to follow our three week adventure in Italy from the beginning...